The 1990s was a time of rapid change in the tech powering video game graphics. From pre-rendering, to ray casting, to texture-mapped polygons, it seemed that a major innovation was around every corner.

However, the pathway towards graphical realism hasn't always been clear. Let's explore one such forking path: full-motion video. With CD-powered consoles and home PCs arriving in the 90's, FMV-powered games became viable at last, promising the world... but only delivering oddity after oddity.

Thanks to Uncle Willy for composing the spooky version of this channel's intro theme!

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Music used in this video (with timestamps):
pastebin.com/g0mi9AQQ

Also, the music used in the Don "So what?" edit was THE GOVT KNOWS by KNOWER.

00:00 - Introduction
6:37 - Night Trap
23:07 - The 7th Guest
30:25 - Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
35:30 - Corpse Killer
40:30 - Phantasmagoria
1:05:36 - Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
1:38:52 - Bad Mojo
1:55:08 - Harvester
2:14:11 - Conclusion